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    Paul Petersen, a lawyer and former Arizona public official, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in orchestrating an illegal adoption scheme involving pregnant women from the Marshall Islands.
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    Federal Judge Sentences Arizona Ex-Official For 'Baby-Selling Enterprise'

    Dec 02, 2020
    Paul Petersen was sentenced for his role in an international smuggling scheme trafficking pregnant women from the Marshall Islands to the U.S. for the purpose of having their babies adopted.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    As hospitals consider how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting care, maternity wards across the country are changing policies on deliveries and visitors.
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    Pregnant Women Worry About Pandemic's Impact On Labor, Delivery And Babies

    Mar 30, 2020
    As pregnant women and their doctors consider how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pregnancy and care, maternity wards across the country are reconsidering policies on deliveries and visitors.
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    These toilets in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh were designed to be friendlier for pregnant women by giving them something to grab onto when using a squat latrine. At left: A long bamboo pole was installed next to a latrine from Oxfam Internati
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    A Simple Way To Make Toilets Friendlier For Women In Refugee Camps

    Oct 08, 2019
    On a visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, a toilet expert was thrilled to find a thoughtful innovation.
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    Pedestrians on the Puerta Mexico bridge, which crosses the Rio Grande, wait to enter Brownsville, Texas, at a legal port of entry in Matamoros, Mexico, in August.
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    ACLU Calls On Homeland Security To Stop Turning Away Pregnant Asylum-Seekers

    Oct 05, 2019
    Attorneys for the organization say vulnerable populations are supposed to be excluded from the groups of asylum-seekers being sent back to Mexico to wait for their U.S. immigration court hearings.
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    Shots - Health News
    Bridget Desmukes (center) and her husband, Jeffrey, love having a big, active family. "The kids are always climbing on things, flipping all the time — it's not dull," she says, laughing. Because Desmukes had developed preeclampsia in a previous pregnan
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    A Daily Baby Aspirin Could Help Many Pregnancies And Save Lives

    Sep 16, 2019
    Pregnant women at high or even moderate risk of developing the life-threatening condition preeclampsia should consider taking a very small dose of aspirin daily to prevent it, doctors say.
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    Shots - Health News

    It's Not Just Measles. What You Should Know About Vaccines For Adults

    May 15, 2019
    Many people don't know which shots they need as they get older. And the vaccines can be tougher to keep track of because many adults go to the doctor less frequently than kids do.
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    Babies of moms who are in the ICU with severe flu have a greater chance of being born premature and underweight.
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    Severe Flu Raises Risk Of Birth Problems For Pregnant Women, Babies

    Jan 10, 2019
    Pregnant women in intensive care with severe cases of the flu have a higher risk of giving birth to babies prematurely. The risk of breathing problems for the baby is also substantially higher.
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    Research Gaps Leave Doctors Guessing About Treatments For Pregnant Women

    Dec 10, 2018
    To protect a developing fetus from experimental drugs or treatments that might cause birth defects, pregnant women aren't included in many clinical trials. But that limits the safety evidence, too.
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    Kristen Philman first tried methamphetamine in her early 20s, as an alternative to heroin and other opioids. When she discovered she was pregnant, she says, it was a wake-up call, and she did what she needed to do to stop using all those drugs.
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    Another Drug Crisis: Methamphetamine Use By Pregnant Women

    Nov 29, 2018
    As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.
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    Panel: Doctors Should Focus On Preventing Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms

    Aug 28, 2018
    Physicians are urged to identify which pregnant women and new mothers are at high risk of depression and refer them to talk therapy before they show worsening symptoms.
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    Andria Smith (left) with her daughter Delilah Smith (center) and Jenna Sauter's son, Maverick Hawkins, in Nevada City, Calif. The mothers are both members of the Facebook group "Pot Smoking Moms Who Cuss Sometimes."
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    Is Smoking Pot While Pregnant Safe For The Baby?

    Jan 29, 2018
    Adults in a growing number of states can now legally use marijuana without a doctor's prescription. But obstetricians worry pregnant women don't realize the drug could hurt their kids.
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    The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists calls the flu vaccine an "essential" part of prenatal care, for protection of the newborn as well as the woman. Infants typically don't get their own flu shot until age 6 months or later.
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    Pregnant Women Should Still Get The Flu Vaccine, Doctors Advise

    Sep 25, 2017
    Researchers and physicians say a study suggesting a link between the flu vaccine and miscarriage in a limited population is cause for more research, not a reason to change vaccination recommendations.
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    Students are taught a number of exercises in Keller's class aimed at new moms in San Francisco, Calif.
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    Getting To The Core Of Exercises Said To Strengthen 'Mum Tum'

    Aug 20, 2017
    NPR listeners had lots of questions after our story about diastasis recti, a medical condition of abdominal muscles that's common among new moms. Many wanted to know more about how to fix the problem.
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    Deona Scott and her son Phoenix at her graduation from Charleston Southern University in South Carolina in 2015. Scott now works full time for Nurse-Family Partnership, a program she credits with helping to prepare her to be a good mother.
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    'Pay For Success' Approach Used To Fund A Program That Supports New Moms

    Aug 09, 2017
    South Carolina says it will contribute up to $7.5 million to help fund the expansion of the "Nurse-Family Partnership" in the state if the program can show it is improving pregnancy outcomes.
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    San Francisco lactation counselor Caroline Kerhervé — with kids of her clients — during a weekly session of a new mothers' group she coached in May.
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    Considering Breast-Feeding? This Guide Can Help

    Jun 27, 2017
    The vast majority of pregnant women in the U.S. say they plan to breast-feed, but aren't told that many new moms worldwide find it tricky. Being mentored the first weeks after birth can help a lot.
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    Muldoon works as an associate professor at Midwestern University, where she teaches anatomy. She had never been told about CMV.
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    For Gideon, Infection With a Common Virus Caused Rare Birth Defects

    Mar 27, 2017
    Cytomegalovirus is everywhere, and it usually doesn't make people sick. But if a woman gets infected while pregnant, in rare cases it can cause serious problems for the baby.
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    Yalieth Gonzalez and her baby Micaela Delgado at the Maternal Infant Studies Center at the University of Puerto Rico.
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    Living With Zika In Puerto Rico Means Watching, Waiting And Fearing Judgment

    Mar 27, 2017
    The Zika virus may have infected more than 1 million people in Puerto Rico, including thousands of pregnant women. Doctors are watching babies born to infected moms who don't show birth defects.
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    A plane sprays pesticide over the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami on Aug. 6. That's just one way health officials are battling back Zika-carrying mosquitoes in the area.
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    How Big, Really, Is The Zika Outbreak In Florida?

    Aug 22, 2016
    So far, health officials know of 37 confirmed cases of people who contracted Zika from mosquitoes in Miami. But computer models suggest the underlying outbreak in Miami is bigger — and spreading.
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    Vanessa Gomez (left) with her son Ezra, 2, and her friend Cristy Fernandez with her 9-month-old-son River, in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami. At least 14 people likely caught Zika from mosquitoes in the neighborhood, health officials say. Gomez calls
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    With Zika in Miami, What Should Pregnant Women Across The U.S. Do?

    Aug 01, 2016
    Federal health officials are cautioning pregnant travelers to avoid a Miami neighborhood where at least 14 cases of Zika have been traced to local mosquitoes. What about the rest of Florida?
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    Goats and Soda
    Eight months pregnant, Mara Torres stands next to a mosquito net placed over her bed in Cali, Colombia. Health officials in Cali have delivered mosquito nets to pregnant women to help protect them from the bites of mosquitoes that can transmit dengue, ch
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    Zika Infection Late In Pregnancy Carries Little Risk of Microcephaly

    Jun 15, 2016
    Scientists tracked nearly 600 pregnant women in Colombia, who were reportedly infected with Zika during their third trimester. None of these women gave birth to a baby with apparent problems.
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    Shots - Health News
    Syphilis can be wiped out with one to three shots of penicillin.
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    Penicillin Shortage Could Be A Problem For People With Syphilis

    May 23, 2016
    The medication is the only one available to prevent an infected pregnant woman from passing the disease to a fetus. Pfizer says the shortage should be over in July.
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    Goats and Soda
    A pregnant woman at the Atmeh refugee camp in Idlib, Syria.
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    Pregnant Women Are The 'Forgotten Victims' Of War

    May 04, 2016
    Doctors and midwives may have fled. Getting to a clinic could be risky. Women have even been shot while giving birth.
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    Shots - Health News
    This map shows the predicted distribution of <em>Aedis aegypti, </em>the mosquito that can carry the Zika virus. The redder the area, the likelier you are to find <em>A. aegypti</em> there.
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    In Houston, Pregnant Women And Their Doctors Weigh Risks Of Zika

    Apr 28, 2016
    Mosquitoes infected with Zika haven't turned up along the U.S. Gulf Coast yet, but could thrive in the region's sultry summer weather. Pregnant women and their doctors are already taking precautions.
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    Goats and Soda
    Bed nets have protected Mary Akye and her five children from malaria-carrying mosquitoes in Ghana.
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    Studies Reinforce The Urgency Of Treating Pregnant Women With Malaria

    Mar 09, 2016
    Scientists uncover new evidence on how to prevent stillbirths, miscarriages and low-weight births associated with pregnant women with malaria.
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    Sporadic dengue fever outbreaks in Florida in 2009 and 2010 spurred mosquito control efforts in Key West and Miami Beach, shown here. The same mosquito that carries dengue, <em>Aedes aegypti</em>,<em> </em>can transmit Zika.
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    Florida Governor Ramps Up Mosquito Fight To Stay Ahead Of Zika

    Feb 04, 2016
    It's only a matter of time, Gov. Rick Scott figures, before the Zika virus shows up in Florida mosquitoes. He's called for increased spraying and other moves to keep Zika and other diseases in check.
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